Historian, activist, author: Engage in my experiences in A View from the Field by a Black Fed in the Trump Administration, https://xitter.cf/t.co/CX1ACMmTnS
Atlanta, GA 404-729-6832
Joined September 2017
- Tweets599
- Following256
- Followers86
- Likes312
And so it begins, justice warriors. Beware of those who would attempt to steal both your votes and your spirits. I survived the first Trump Administration working for his political appointees. It's time for a change.
Unfricking believable! Yet we know it’s true. Dr. King called this “(wo)man’s inhumanity to man” 60 years ago. Today, I call it “white pomposity” in chapter 21 of my book about my time in the Trump administration, “The Longest Four Years of My Life.” Make Mother Rosa and Obama proud. Vote today.
Yet there are those who would tell you that racism didn’t exit then and certainly doesn’t exit now, despite the death of Nolan Wells, several black folk hung this year, and police shooting to death a one-year-old they knew was in the car.
Also heard about this happening in Florida. Thanks for sharing. Beware the wolf seeking to devour your souls. We owe our courageous votes to those who braved the oppressors on our behalf. I was blessed to be mentored by these giants at Dr. King’s SCLC. DericGilliard.com
And so it begins. Beware this “occurrence” when you vote, people!
Thanks for sharing.
This is happening in a lot of states. Republicans are trying to cheat.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Florida uses only paper ballots (hand-marked or printed via accessible devices like ExpressVote for review before optical scanning); no systems allow or default electronic party selections, and straight-party voting is unavailable.
dos.fl.gov/elections/voti…
ncsl.org/elections-and-…
wptv.com/news/political…
Okay, Edward. Let’s pretend I’m dumb as a brick, which many of you believe anyway; at least the ones who don’t think I’m a racist. Maybe I’m missing something here. Why do you believe she held up her baby as a “shield?” I have never known a mother who would do that and I’m 71. Secondly, if someone white did that, would you shoot? What “evidence” is there that they tried to run the cops down? If she did try to hit the cops, why weren’t there charges filed against the driver?
I don’t mind being roasted by you guys. If I post to a lot of GOP/MAGA sites, it is to be expected. A few people will see things differently, however. My pastor is white and I genuinely have deep friendships with several Anglos, which I doubt many/any of you do, cross culturally. But if you honestly think racism doesn’t exist, you live in what my old boss uses to call the “51st state of denial.”
Indeed. Along with Brother McNair, proud member of Omega Psi Phi, Fraternity, Inc. RQQ. Deric Gilliard, Fall ‘75, Delta Phi/KAA, Deuce
On this day in 1950, NASA astronaut Ronald McNair was born. He died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986, age 35.
In 1959, police were called to a segregated library when a Black 9-year-old boy trying to check out books refused to leave, after being told the library was not for Black people.
The boy, Ronald McNair, went on to became an astronaut. The library is also now named after him.
Ronald McNair was 9 when a South Carolina librarian told him he could not check out books from a segregated library in 1959. Refusing to leave, a determined McNair sat on the counter while the librarian called the police, as well McNair's mother. The police arrived, told the librarian to let the young boy have his books, and McNair walked out alongside his mother and brother.
McNair went on to earn his Ph.D. in physics at MIT and became one of the first African Americans selected as astronauts by NASA, alongside Guion S. Bluford, Jr. and Frederick Gregory.
McNair's first spaceflight was the STS-41B mission, aboard the "Challenger" shuttle. He successfully maneuvered the robotic arm, which allowed astronaut Bruce McCandless to perform the first space walk without being tethered to the spacecraft.
On this day in 1986, the second space flight for McNair would be his last. He, along with six other NASA astronauts, were aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger when it exploded 73 seconds after takeoff in 1986. Everyone on board the shuttle was killed.
Today, the library in South Carolina where McNair was refused books is named after the heroic boy determined to make a difference.
Are you crazy? I’m a journalist and a historian who happened to work for appointees to the last 5 POTUS. Not in D.C., but the real world.Of course I know about Renee Goode and Alex Pretti. Do you know about martyrs Jonathan Daniels, James Reeb, Elijah Lovejoy and Viola Liuzzo?
Hardly. I have posted numerous times about the bravery of Renee and Alex Pretti and the despicable nature of their murders. I also co-facilitate a monthly cohort on race, faith and justice where we teach on the great sacrifices of Viola Liuzzo, James Reeb and Jonathan Daniels in quest for racial equality. We won’t solve the race issue in this country without caring white folk. My point was that Wells was killed in Mississippi, the blackest state with perhaps the nation’s most sordid racist history, like this precious baby. What is yours?
You don’t know that. So you would have fired the shot? Are you a mother? If so, you are irredeemable and either a racist or a MAGA acolyte. Good luck in November. Unless you steal the election, you’ll need it.
Hateful, insensitive, scarring behavior for any child to witness. Despicable. November 3rd can’t come fast enough. Worked for appointees to the last 5 POTUS. 45/47 worst by a long shot. Those were indeed The Longest Four Years of My Life.
ICE brutally detain grandfather—in front of his autistic grandson.
Agents slam him to ground & kneel on his back—while young boy watches the whole thing.
Mother begs them not to traumatize her young child—they ignore her.
Family is well known in the area—targeted for attack?
In April 2021, The Spokesman-Review published a detailed article on the family: “A mother’s journey from Honduras to Spokane – ‘I’m going to carry my girl.’”
About the journey of José Luis Arias, his wife Dania Salgado, and their daughters from Honduras.
So their daughter Danna—diagnosed with leukemia at age 3—could get a stem-cell and bone-marrow transplant that was unavailable in Honduras.
Family says that since then, José Luis Arias has had no criminal history—only his pending immigration case.
Incident occurred in Airway Heights near Spokane, Washington.
Posting first full length, English translated, and credited video here to help raise awareness.
Nailed it, my brother. Speak truth to power. Cultish behavior never leads to anything good. Worked for the last 5 presidents. I tried to warn people.
My Lord. November 3rd can’t come soon enough. We must honor his means sacrifice, as well as fully support his family in their incomprehensible loss.
Not often enough, unfortunately. Great to see it, however. Gives one hope, kind of like the massive vote turnout currently taking place before November 3.
Latinos, black folk, East Indians, women of all hues—let’s be real here: MAGA and 1/4 of America is happy to send you “home,”even if you were born on U.S. soil. You can skin and grin for them, but that won’t make them love you. Ask our Latino friends.
Does anyone believe that the police would have shot into the vehicle had the passengers been two white women, one of whom showed them their infant? Don’t forget the death of Nolan Wells, also in MS. No, I don’t condone shoplifting and there were no charges filed.
